Michael Stars

Job Summary: Assist design in coordinating all aspects of design department from concept to production including but not limited to: corresponding w/factories, correcting product fit, entering PO’s, researching trends and sketching ability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the translation of trends, researching magazines, websites, and various trend services as well as shopping stores.
• Assist in color research, creating and maintaining color cards.
• Assist design in creating a line for all markets.
• Assist in data entry + style creation in PDM.
• Work directly with multiple dye houses for wash/dye development.
• Develop garment spec & construction based on images, samples, or sketches.
• Help create tech packs for new development and make updates.
• Attend fittings and take notes.
• Create flat sketches on Illustrator.
• Assist in sourcing and development: Fabric, Trim, New washes and tie dyes, Testing fabric, trim, and garment shrinkage and dye.
• Archive/Maintain: Purchased prints, Purchased competitor samples, Wash/dye development
• Arrange appointments with vendors
• Coordinate with Tech Design to ensure proper procedures & steps are taken to facilitate production of all styles
• Coordinate samples/line sheets for various projects including but not limited to: line presentations, merchandiser meetings, various creative meetings

Qualifications:

•  Bachelors degree in Apparel Merchandising or Design
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft office- Excel, Outlook, Word, and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Must work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines
• Creative, highly motivated and team player.
• Extremely detail-oriented, fast learner, and organized. 

Michael Stars

Job Summary: 

Responsible for designing wovens category of the product line and ensuring perfect fit into production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop the Michael Stars product lines according to market trends and the Michael Stars vision
• Research trends and bring in new ideas through: competitive shopping; textile shows; reviewing trend services, tear sheets, magazines, trade journals and websites
• Communicate with tech designer to perfect sketches, specs, and tech packs
• Attend fittings
• Partner with patternmaker, tech design and merchandising to develop cost saving, mass-marketable and quality control friendly alternatives and ensure all details are discussed and understood
• Create tech packs
• Meet all events/deadlines on design calendar
• Illustrator and free-hand flat sketching
• Research trims, fabrics and sourcing
• Make product presentations to internal team members
• Coordinate samples for special appointments
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications:

• AS or BA Degree from Art and Design College
• Creative visionary with a minimum of 5 years design experience within the contemporary market
• Proficient at Microsoft office, Illustrator, and Photoshop, Web PDM
• Have experience working both domestic and import
• Ability to handle multi-faceted projects with strong follow through       
• Able to work independently, as well as collaborate as a team player

Michael Stars

Job Summary: 

Responsible for designing all categories of the product line and ensuring perfect fit into production. Assist the Designer with development of styles for the line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop the Michael Stars product lines according to market trends and the Michael Stars vision
• Research trends and bring in new ideas through: competitive shopping; textile shows; reviewing trend services, tear sheets, magazines, trade journals and websites
• Attend fittings and take notes
• Partner with tech design and merchandising to develop cost saving, mass-marketable and quality control friendly alternatives and ensure all details are discussed and understood
• Assist with creating tech packs and updating PDM
• Meet all events/deadlines on design calendar
• Illustrator and free-hand flat sketching
• Work closely with patternmakers and tech design
• Make product presentations to internal team members
• Coordinate samples for presentations.
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications:

• AS or BA Degree from Art and Design College
• Creative visionary with a minimum of 4 years design experience within the contemporary market
• Proficient at Microsoft office, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Ability to handle multi-faceted projects with strong follow through       
• Able to work independently, as well as collaborate as a team player
• Have sense of urgency
• Strong hand sketching skill

Michael Stars